At the age of just 15, Nate Bronstein took his own life – after his parents say other students cyberbullied him relentlessly at one of Chicago's top private schools.
As CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reported Tuesday night, a social media star heard Nate's story - and is now launching a campaign to put a stop to bullying in his honor.the Latin School of Chicago did not investigate the bullying, or tell Nate's parents – despite being required by law and school policy to do so.
Now, Nate's family say they're working to make sure what happened to their son at the Latin School won't happen again – and they're teaming up with social media star Tristan Jass to do just that.to Jass' more than 2 million followers. He wrote,"Meet me at Oz Park in Chicago at 4 p.m. today! Big announcement…"
That post indeed brought a crowd to Oz Park in the heart of the Lincoln Park neighborhood. More than 100 teens arrived hoping to shoot hoops with Jass – a content creator best known for his out-there acrobatic layups on social media."We're all gathering here for Nate – and just really trying to put an end to bullying," Jass said.
As a high school sophomore, Nate was a super-sharp, funny kid; A pillar in their family of five. He was a new transfer last fall to the Latin School of Chicago, at 59 W. North Blvd. in the Gold Coast."Our son is not here anymore, because nobody reported that he was being attacked and bullied," Nate's mother, Rose Bronstein, said at the Oz Park event.
But according to a 68-page lawsuit, the Bronsteins had no idea the extent to which Nate was being cyberbullied. However, they say the Latin School did – including that Nate had reported several students were bullying him via a text message thread provided to the CBS 2 Investigators.
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